Huayu: Reborn in 97, transferring to the Central Academy of Drama's star-studded class

What a once-in-a-century moment!

The reporters were visibly excited.

Since that incident six months ago became known throughout the country, the two of them have not appeared together in the same place until today.

I don't dare to go too far with the reports openly, but it should be okay to skirt around the rules a bit, right?

For example, "Maggie Cheung and Jiang Lai meet at the airport, their eyes meeting suggest a possible rekindling of their old flame?"

This is not a smear campaign, but a purely reasonable report.

The reporter who had been approached by Jiang was filled with regret; he hadn't recognized him properly, otherwise he would have had a perfect first-hand story.

Security personnel had cordoned off the area, and Maggie Cheung walked over with a smile.

"It's already afternoon, it's getting late." She walked over to Jiang Lai and lowered her voice, "Straighten your back, or you'll look like you're guilty!"

Jiang Lai subconsciously straightened his back as she instructed, and smiled as he waved to the surroundings.

Ignoring the reporters' questions, Maggie Cheung turned and said, "I'm leaving now. Director Wong Ka-wai might still be looking for you."

After saying that, she raised her hand, casually flicked her fingers, and left gracefully.

The whole process only took a few minutes. Jiang Lai only said hello and didn't say another word, but he had a feeling he couldn't quite put his finger on.

One of them was married, and the other had a lover. On New Year's Eve, they had already crossed the line, but both of them were very restrained and did nothing. From then on, they tacitly avoided meeting or contacting each other.

Until we went through that storm, until we met again by chance today.

Perhaps the best way to preserve a good impression of each other is not to disturb each other's lives.

I want to speak, but I hold back; I want to speak, but I hold back; instead, I say, "What a fine autumn day!"

Jiang Lai seemed to have a better understanding of the film "In the Mood for Love".

"Hey! Come on, kid!"

Jiang Lai was still reminiscing when someone patted him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Wang Jiawei.

Congratulations, Director Wang!

The two gave each other a light hug.

"I heard from Sister Manyu that you were looking for me?"

Wang Jiawei, wearing sunglasses, nodded. "Yes, let's arrange a time to talk later. It's not convenient here right now."

Jiang Lai glanced at the reporters around him. "Okay, I've been in Hong Kong recently. You can contact me anytime."

Wong Kar-wai patted Jiang Lai on the shoulder and left with a smile.

Taking advantage of the break, Jiang Lai quickly ran back to the filming location. Some reporters who wanted to follow him were all stopped by the crew members.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, Zhang Ziyi had gone to the toilet, otherwise, something else might have gone wrong.

He didn't know that even if Zhang Ziyi actually saw Zhang Manyu now, he would most likely just give her a warm greeting.

Filming continued, and although Americans don't like working overtime, the overall filming progress was still quite fast.

Although it is touted as an A-grade production, many details cannot withstand scrutiny.

For example, at the beginning of the movie, Zhang Ziyi, as the villain, blows up the American embassy. Look at that, what a standard terrorist attack! You can tell at a glance that the villain is incredibly powerful.

As it turns out, the core objective of this group of villains was to counterfeit currency. The terrorist attack, which could attract international attention and strong repercussions, was actually a cover for their attempt to steal the templates for counterfeit currency.

Wattfa?

This is utterly pointless; you'd be making a fortune in silence, doing this as if you're afraid no one will find out.

Of course, this is just a popcorn movie that's primarily for entertainment, so there's no need to pay too much attention to these details.

So when Jiang Lai received the script, he understood that he didn't need to take the movie too seriously; he just needed to portray the mysterious and elegant feeling of the behind-the-scenes boss.

Jackie Chan and his partner's investigation into the female assassin Hu Li yielded no results. The police suspected that the mastermind was Ricky Tan, so Jackie Chan decided to go and meet him directly.

This person was his father's partner and a Hong Kong police officer, but he resigned later, so they were old acquaintances.

Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor.

It's hard to imagine that the protagonist is looking for someone at a massage parlor, and it's also hard to imagine that the first appearance of a behind-the-scenes boss is here.

Jiang changed into a bathrobe and waited to the side. All around him were various women walking back and forth, wearing thongs, stockings, low-cut tops, and their breasts almost spilling out.

The production crew actually hired massage girls to act in this scene!

Jiang Lai sat up straight and looked up at the sky, after all, there was Zhang Ziyi staring at him from the side.

"OK, Jiang! Come over here and get ready to film!" The curly-haired man waved.

Jiang Lai responded and walked to the designated massage chair, where a staff member brought him a laptop.

"OK, Action!"

Jiang Lai immediately pretended to be operating a computer, but in reality, the computer was just a model, purely for show.

The camera pans along with Niko, framing the two of them in the frame; Niko is the other lead actor in the film.

"Ricky? Ricky Tan?"

Jiang Lai glanced at him calmly and continued typing.

"Get up! I've been looking for you everywhere. Get up and come with me!"

"Sorry, I'm very busy right now," Jiang Lai replied casually.

"Listen! I'm busy too, get up!" Niko said frivolously, his hands still fidgeting.

Jiang Lai smiled lightly, not taking this person seriously at all.

"I know you. You're Li's friend, right?"

"No, I'm Li's henchman!"

The guy continued babbling on and on, casually taking off his bathrobe to reveal a dark, muscular physique.

Jiang Lai sneered dismissively, naturally not wanting to argue with such a muscular but simple-minded person. But Ni Ge was really reckless, picking up the computer from his hand and smashing it on the ground, then stomping on it a few times.

A group of people around him stood up; they were all Jiang's underlings. He waved his hand to indicate that everything was alright, and his underlings then sat down.

Perhaps wanting to add some drama to his life, the guy turned around and pulled Jiang Lai up again.

Since it was the first take, the director didn't call "cut."

But with that pull, Jiang Lai's bathrobe slipped down, revealing a muscular physique that looked even more toned than Nige's.

Nige was momentarily stunned, but reacted quickly, exclaiming with an exaggerated expression, "Wow! How come you, a BOSS, are so strong?"

After all, in the minds of Americans, the mastermind behind the scenes is always overweight.

Jiang Lai frowned, just as Cheng Long appeared at the right moment.

"Big brother, long time no see, how are you?" Ignoring the black guy, Jiang Lai turned around with a smile.

"I have some questions for you," Cheng Long said.

"What is it?"

Cheng Long turned his head and looked around. All the underlings' eyes were focused on this spot. He instantly realized that these were all his men.

"Please come with me to the police station."

"Just say what's on your mind here."

Jiang Lai turned around, but Nige suddenly rushed up to him, "Listen! Uh..."

His words caught in his throat as a group of his underlings stood up, and his attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, "OK... um... I'll compensate you for your computer."

Jiang Lai ignored him. In fact, he had already started this impromptu conversation from the very beginning, and he felt that ignoring this chatterbox was the right thing to do.

Jiang Lai picked up his bathrobe from the ground and put it on with ease.

"Excuse me, brother, I hope you have a good time."

He had only taken two steps when he turned back. "By the way, brother, your partner is really impolite."

He finished speaking and left with a smile.

"Hey! He actually said I was impolite? Am I impolite, Lee?" Niko was still being a chatterbox.

Looking at the group of henchmen who had surrounded him, Cheng Long asked, "Is this the time to talk about this?"

The two exchanged glances, preparing to fight.

"OK! Cut! Very good!"

The director called "cut." Although it wasn't done according to the script, he was still quite satisfied with the overall performance in this take, and he would definitely keep some of the scenes.

Although it's a popcorn movie, who can resist a great improvisation?

A few days later, Jiang Lai had no more scenes to film, so he arranged to meet with Wang Jiawei.